Held captive and living under a foreign king, this biblical duo of Mordecai and his young cousin, Esther, were instrumental in saving the entire nation of Israel. Had it not been for the compassion of Mordecai toward Esther, she herself would not have survived the loss of both of her parents....

We can learn from Lot’s wife. In Genesis, chapter 19, the angels of the Lord warned Lot and his family of the urgency to flee from the destruction about to take place in their city....

An eleven-day journey turned into a forty-year lap around a mountain because the children of Israel murmured and complained. God sent food—the angel’s bread, but they wanted meat....

Jesus is the Living Expression of God. Luke 1:1-4 in the Passion translation of the Bible tells us that Jesus is defined as logos, a Greek word meaning “Word....

Have you ever been using a large roll of tape to pack boxes and then lose the end of the roll? You sit there going around and around the roll trying to find the edge which has miraculously disappeared the minute you let go of it. Or, how about trying to get one of those plastic bags open in the produce section? They’re impossible! Life is filled with frustrating experiences....

Today, we’ll be closing our Bible duo series with Martha and Mary. When Jesus came to their home to dine, Mary quietly sat at His feet, listening to what He taught; whereas Martha was frustrated and distracted by the dinner preparations....

After the earthquake that caused the prison doors to open where the apostle Paul and Silas were being held prisoner, Paul had a God-orchestrated opportunity to save the jailer from dual deaths. The first being physical death when Paul yelled to the jailer, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here” (Acts 16:28 NASB)....

The disciple Peter and Jesus had a relationship of love, misunderstanding, forgiveness, and restoration. Peter was a dedicated disciple who loved Jesus....

Believers dwell in a world soaked in discouragement, and if we don’t learn to deal with these inevitable struggles, the clouds of today will block the sunshine of tomorrow. Even when the sun returns, the alterations in the landscape can look so vastly different on the other side of a storm that we end up feeling disoriented and alone....

In this society, we don’t value the older generations well; they are often cast aside. I am blessed with five grandchildren who all live nearby....